NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, on January 20, 2026, Ordinance No. 202601 Retaining Firearms Limitations for Deer Hunting in Pope County was adopted by the Pope County Board of Commissioners.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 331A.01 and 375.51, a summary of Ordinance No. 202601 is provided as follows:
Ordinance No. 202601 retains the existing firearm limitations in place for deer hunting in Pope County as they were in place for the 2025 season and prior seasons. Ordinance No. 202601 continues to limit the types of firearms that can be legally used for deer hunting in Pope County to those allowed by state law during the 2025 firearms deer hunting season, including legal shotguns (with or without rifled barrels) loaded with single-slug shotgun shells, legal muzzle-loading long guns, and legal handguns. The ordinance continues to prohibit the use of other firearms, such as rifles, that have been prohibited during the firearms deer hunting season in Pope County to date through 2025. Violations of the ordinance are a misdemeanor and punishable in that manner under law. The ordinance is effective as of the date of passage and publication in accordance with law, and is effective for the 2026 firearms deer hunting season and for future seasons unless amended or repealed.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of this Ordinance is available for public inspection here, on the County’s public website under general county ordinances at www.popecountymn.gov, in the office of the Pope County Administrator during normal business hours, or upon request by calling 320-634-7704.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Board of Commissioners of Pope County, Minnesota on January 20, 2026.
Kersten Kappmeyer
County Administrator